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Contemporary Blues
Louise Hoffsten
Born: 1965-11-06• Sweden• Active: 1987–present
Contemporary BluesRockFolk
Still active while living with MS since 1996 — 2022's Crossing the Border is the latest chapter in a career approaching four decades.
Instruments
Vocals, Harmonica
from
Linköping, Sweden
Born
1965-11-06
Musical Influence
Louise Hoffsten's career runs on a kind of stubbornness that refuses to read like a lesson: a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 1996 that she wrote directly into an album rather than around, and a Linköping blues song that ended up, almost by accident, inside one of the best-selling country records America ever made. Nearly four decades in, she remains the reference point for what a Swedish blues voice sounds like (Kilde: Wikipedia).
Influences
Gunnar HoffstenElvis Presley
Family and personal life
Formative experiences
- •1965: Born November 6 in Linköping, Sweden, to jazz trumpeter Gunnar Hoffsten. (Kilde: Wikipedia)
- •1987: Debut album Genom eld och vatten. (Kilde: Wikipedia)
- •1993: Rhythm & Blonde brings her breakthrough and first Swedish Grammis. (Kilde: Grammis.se)
- •1995: Four tracks from the album 6 appear on the American TV series Melrose Place. (Kilde: Wikipedia)
- •1996: Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. (Kilde: Wikipedia)
- •1999: Faith Hill covers "Bringing Out the Elvis" on her album Breathe. (Kilde: Wikipedia, AllMusic)
Instruments & Equipment
Stories & Anecdotes
"Faith Hill's cover of her song "Bringing Out the Elvis" appeared on Breathe, one of the best-selling country albums of all time. (Kilde: Wikipedia, AllMusic)"
"Wrote and recorded a book-and-album project called Blues (1997) directly about her multiple sclerosis diagnosis. (Kilde: Wikipedia)"
"Competed on the Swedish TV show Så mycket bättre in 2018, performing a well-received duet with Albin Lee Meldau. (Kilde: Wikipedia)"
Collaborators
Covered "Bringing Out the Elvis" on the multi-platinum album Breathe (1999).
Duet "Från himmelen fallen" on the TV show Så mycket bättre (2018).
Co-wrote the 2015 memoir En näve grus.
Watch & Listen
Featured
Let The Best Man Win (Video)
louisehoffstenVEVO
Watch & Listen
Henter videoer fra YouTube…
Discography
| Year | Title | Producer | Studio | Label | Chart | Sales | Musicians | YouTube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Genom eld och vatten | — | — | — | — | — | — | Debut album. | |
| 1988 | Stygg | — | — | — | — | — | — | Second album. | |
| 1989 | Yeah, Yeah | — | — | — | — | — | — | Third album. | |
| 1991 | Message of Love | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fourth album. | |
| 1993 | Rhythm & Blonde | — | — | — | — | — | — | Breakthrough album; won her first Grammis for Female Pop/Rock Artist of the Year. | |
| 1995 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Four tracks featured on the American TV series Melrose Place. | |
| 1996 | Kära du | — | — | — | — | — | — | Released the year of her multiple sclerosis diagnosis. | |
| 1999 | Beautiful, But Why? | — | — | — | — | — | — | Released the same year Faith Hill's cover of "Bringing Out the Elvis" appeared on Breathe. | |
| 2004 | Knäckebröd Blues | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studio album. | |
| 2005 | From Linköping to Memphis | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studio album referencing her hometown and the home of the blues. | |
| 2007 | Så speciell | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studio album. | |
| 2009 | På andra sidan Vättern | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studio album. | |
| 2012 | Looking for Mr. God | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studio album. | |
| 2015 | L | — | — | — | — | — | — | Released the same year as her memoir, En näve grus. | |
| 2017 | Röster ur mörkret | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studio album. | |
| 2022 | Crossing the Border | — | — | — | — | — | — | Her most recent studio album to date. |
Famous songs
01Bringing Out the Elvis
02Let The Best Man Win
03Kära du, jag är ju bunden
04Another Part Of Stockholm
05A Mess Of Blues
Awards & Recognition
1993
Grammis — Female Pop/Rock Artist of the Year
Rhythm & Blonde
Cornelis Vreeswijk Scholarship
Evert Taube Scholarship
Olle Adolphson Scholarship
Karamelodiktstipendiet
External links
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